The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-07-30
Personal.

Messrs. C. N. Ealer, T.. j. Lefebyre and
Mornhinveg left on Sunday morning to spend
week or more in Calcasieu, on the shady
banks of the Darbonne and of the sandrh hot
toned creeks which flow into III They we're
joined at Prud'homme City by Mr. r. q. Cha
ehere, without whom no expedition of that
kind is complete, and are doubtless now hay.
/ ing very pleasant time. Messrs Laurent
Dupre and NJ. g. Wilkins had hoped to 90
along with them. but were reluctantly com
pelied to foregO the pleasure -the one on ac-
count of urgent business engagements and the
ether on account of sickness in his family.
Mrs. 0ctaVie Gelpi tnee CouretI, and dangll-
ter, of New Orleans, left for home last Mon.
aay. mrs y. had been here for several weeks,
reVisitlng the scenes of her childhood and ear
| ~ youth, and carries back with her the best
wishes of many old friends, who feel grateful
for the genial sunshine which her bright, vi.
vaclons disposition shed upon all who came
within the charmed circle" Of her presence.
Geo. U. Eims is on a visit TO New Orleans,
Office
Misses Mary aud Maud Winn of our sister
town of Washington, have been spending
some days during the past week, among
friends in town.
some weeks at Sour Lake, Tex, passed through
town on Wednesday last, on his return home.
lie was looking much improved in health.
Miss Jennie Elms, accompanied by her
| guest Miss Annie Satterly of New Orleans,
mas been visiting friends at Lafayette dur
| ing the week.
| Master Frank Dietlein, son of our worthy
townsman, Mr.. G. Dietlein, departed ON last
Sunday mornings train for Laporte, Ind,
whittier he went TO finish learning his trade
as Matchmaker and .jeweler.
| Master Raphael Del Buono, son of MIR. T..
Del Buono, of this place. who is night opera
tor at Broussardyiiie, La, is here on visit.
| He is only seventeen years of age and has held
the position at Broussardville for the last nine
or ten mo1 tbs, giving entire satisfaction.
party was gwen at the residence of DR..
Il. Ii. Litteli on Friday night last by the s4Va-
cation Club an organization of juveniles.
There were over one hundred children present,
/ all of whom seemed to be In the best Of spir-
its and enjoyed themselves in the Most thor
ough manner. At a recent election of officers
of the = Vacation Club the following mem
bers were elected to serve during the en-
suing term Johnnie Lewis, President
AdOlphe Jacobs, Vice President; Fritz Diet
| lein, Secretary: Leo Mayor, Assistant Seere-
/ tary; Aaron Jacobs, Treasurer
Will Alexander. the champion hicyclist and
roller skater, who has been for the past six
weeks giving exhibitions in AToyelles parish i,
graced our town with his smiling face on
Wednesday last. He was en- ronte to Lake
Charles.
Miss Louise Veazie, the bright and intelli-
/ gent little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. p.
u
Tuesday last, at the residence of her grand
mother, Mrs. p. l.. Hebrard, where she enter
| tanned q great many of her little friends.
Miss Alice Dupre of New Iberia Is In our
town spending some time with her friend,
/ Miss Corinne Meginiey.
Miss Carrie West Of New Orleans and Miss
Clara Generes aud sister of New Iberia are
spending some time in our midst. They are
the guests of Mrs. A. H. Generes.
i Judge JOS III. Moore and wife and daagh-
ter Emmie departed on last Thursday s train
i for New York.
Capt Garland has our thanks for files OF
4 Atlanta, Ga. Lynchburg, Va, Washington,
Il ID. c., and New York papers.
Il Mayor Estorge has been suffering for sew
eral days with the rhumatisn, bur we are
pleased to learn that the pain is gradually
decreasing.
MFR. w. A. Cooper, representing the N. Q,
Times Democrat, mention of whom was made
last week, left here on Monday morning, after
j collecting such data about our town and par
ish and sister town OF Washington as will as
sure us creditabe showing in the LIST OF
August edition of that widely circulated news
xNer. MIR. Cooper appeared well pleased
y i the success OF his mission both here ant
] Washington.